Themes about confusion, loss (spawned by Katrina and Jay Dee's demise), corporate woes, double standards and war are recurrent on Game Theory. It's their best longplayer since Things Fall Apart.
Individual Lists:
Big R (Sumish.com):- The Roots -Game Theory
- Ghostface - Fishscale
- Kenn Starr - Starr Status
- Trek Life - Price I've Paid
- Jay-Z - Kingdom Come
- Lupe Fiasco - Food and Liquor
- Cunninlynguists - A Piece of Strange
- J Dilla - Donuts
- Panacea - Ink is My Drink
- Aloe Blacc - Shine Through
- The Roots - Game Theory
- Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury
- Ghostface Killah - Fishscale
- K-Def - Willie Boo Boo: The Fool
- AZ - The Format
- E-40 - My Ghetto Report Card
- The Game - Doctor's Advocate
- Jay-Z - Kingdom Come
- Dilla - Donuts
- Juggaknots - Use Your Confusion
- The Roots - Game Theory
- Ghostface Killah - Fishscale
- Lupe Fiasco - Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
- The Coup - Pick a Bigger Weapon
- K-Os - Atlantis: Hymns for Disco
- Cunnynlinguists - A Piece of Strange
- Sway - This Is My Demo
- Rhymefest - Blue Collar
- Louis Logic & JJ Brown - Misery Loves Comedy
- The Game - Doctor's Advocate
- The Game - Doctor's Advocate
- Tha Dogg Pound - Cali Iz Active
- Ghostface & Mick Boogie - The Broiled Salmon
- DJ Green Lantern - Alive on Arrival
- Rhymefest - Blue Collar
- Birdman & Lil Wayne - Like Father, Like Son
- Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury
- T.I. - King
- Matthew Africa & DJ Eleven - Dirty Raps: The Best of Too $hort
- Jibbs - Jibbs featuring Jibbs
